Freshwater Fish — Food in Ecuador
Ecuador: Freshwater Fish — Food was 12 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Freshwater Fish — Food in Ecuador, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 12 1000 t for freshwater fish — food in 2023.
That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater fish — food in Ecuador peaked at 24 1000 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8 1000 t, in 2013.
Ecuador ranks 109th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Freshwater Fish — Food in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 24 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16 1000 t | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 8 1000 t | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 18 1000 t | +125.0% |
| 2015 | 11 1000 t | -38.9% |
| 2016 | 19 1000 t | +72.7% |
| 2017 | 19 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 1000 t | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 12 1000 t | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 12 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12 1000 t | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 12 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 1000 t, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 12 1000 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.5 1000 t, 1.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Freshwater Fish — Food in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +125.0% | 8 1000 t | 18 1000 t |
| 2016 | +72.7% | 11 1000 t | 19 1000 t |
| 2013 | -50.0% | 16 1000 t | 8 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.9 1000 t | 8 1000 t | 24 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 12 1000 t | 12 1000 t | 12 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 106 Afghanistan 13 1000 t compare
- 106 Ireland 13 1000 t compare
- 106 New Zealand 13 1000 t compare
- 109 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 12 1000 t compare
- 109 Greece 12 1000 t compare
- 112 Kuwait 11 1000 t compare
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater fish — food in Ecuador?
- Freshwater fish — food in Ecuador was 12 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest freshwater fish — food recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 24 1000 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest freshwater fish — food recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 1000 t in 2013.
- How does Ecuador rank for freshwater fish — food?
- Ecuador ranks 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater fish — food rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Freshwater Fish — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.